====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 1278 from reel: NP 7215 (1998-01-12 to 1998-07-22) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/126167 Title: Positions Dwindle in Department Summary: English department chair Richard Hardin discusses declining faculty positions and concerns about maintaining educational quality as full-time faculty numbers decrease. Category: campus news Subjects: university faculty; academic departments; employment Named Entities: Hardin, Richard [English Department Chair] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Officials Prepare to Take Financial Reins of Hospital Summary: Chancellor Robert Hemenway and hospital president Irene Cumming discuss the transition of the University of Kansas Medical Center hospital to public authority status and financial management changes. Category: campus news Subjects: university administration; hospital management; financial governance Named Entities: Hemenway, Robert [chancellor]; Cumming, Irene [hospital president] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Exam Gets Technology Upgrade Summary: The Graduate Record Exam transitions from pencil-and-paper to computerized format, with Dean Andrew Debicki explaining the changes and student Rochelle Votaw sharing her experience with the new testing system. Category: campus news Subjects: educational technology; testing; graduate education Named Entities: Debicki, Andrew [Graduate School Dean]; Votaw, Rochelle [student] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Watch for Back to School Summary: A general announcement提醒 students to prepare for the upcoming school year with information about back-to-school events and schedules. Category: announcement Subjects: academic calendar; student life; upcoming events Confidence: 0.7 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Cattlemen's Ranch; Fifi's Euro-Bistro; The Etc. Shop; C & C Drum and Guitar; Everything but Ice; Visions Category: advertisements Confidence: 0.9 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.